Dear LIU Dongzi,

Thank you for making donations to USTCAF and being an AF member.
This email is sent to you and all other AF members.

A. It is the time to elect 2005 Board.  Alumni Foundation is establised
   for 10 years, on June 20, 2005.  The growth rate should be much
   faster.  Anyway,  AF needs your contribution.  Please join 2005
   board!!!  For more information,  please read the call letter from
   2004 Board attached below.

   Please send me a 10-line bio and campaign statement, to
   become a candidate.  For sample statements, take a look at
   http://ustcaf.org/2004/elec.html

   If you are not ready to be on the Board,  you can become a 
   Board-Member-elect.  Which means you can read all board email,
   make comments etc, for a year,  and become a Board member
   next year if you decide to be so then.

   AF bylaws require no less than 10, but no more than 20 board
   members each term.  All candidates in the past were elected,
   each year.  However, in recent years,  it is difficult to find
   10 candidates!   Please come to the board, and do as much as 
   your time allows to do on the 2005 board.

B. A USTC Delegation led by the Party Secretary GUO Chuanjie will
   visit SF&LA, Chicago, Boston, NYC, between 2/15/2005 and 
   2/25/2005.  In addition to seeing alumni,  the delegation
   would like to present USTC to overseas Chinese for faculty
   recruitment.  We need to work on the preparation,  find 
   volunteers to help and people who are interested in the info.
   
   GUO Chunjie is also the Party Secretary of Chinese Acadmy of
   Science.  I think, after so many years,  he is the first one
   coming to USTC with central government connections!  He could
   be the one to change the fate of USTC completely,  just a
   personal opinion.  For example,  Anhui and Hefei local 
   government does not pay attention and respect to USTC at all,
   at least, not as it used to be.  But it seems GUO made the
   local governemnt do now the things that they promised many years
   ago!   You see, anywhere, people on power or people having
   connections to the powerful people, make big differences.

   As alumni,  we should make him feel that we care USTC, we
   care what he will do for USTC!!!     If you live close to the
   4 areas listed above, please email John Rongxiang Hu 
   
   johnrhu@yahoo.com

   and me, your name, class, email address,  and phones.  Please 
   also email us the same information of your
   classmates in the above four areas.  We will build up some
   email lists to better welcome the delegation. 

Happy Chinese New Year!

ZHANG Shangyou, 771


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Call For Candidates For 2005 USTCAF Governing Board Election

Dear Alumni:

On behalf of 2004 USTCAF governing board, we would like to thank all of you 
for your great support to USTCAF and USTC in the past year. With your help, 
USTCAF has continued marching on the mission of building a top-notched USTC 
and a strong alumni network. In the past ten years, close to half million 
dollars has been raised. More than $200K is used to help USTC to recruit the 
best students, to support financially challenged students so that nobody 
will be denied of the chance to fulfill his/her dream due to financial 
difficulties, to retain promising young faculty members, and to appreciate 
dedicated teachers for their dedication in offering the best education to 
USTC students.

It's time for electing the new board for 2005 to continue carrying out 
USTCAF's mission. USTCAF has thrived by the passions and dedications of 
volunteers. You can help to keep this tradition by working in the AF 
governing board and carrying the torch of USTCAF forward.

If you would like to work as a USTCAF board member or would like to nominate 
someone else, please email to Zhang Shangyou at: szhang@udel.edu  before 
February 15, 2005

Please refer to the details below on the qualification and procedures to 
become a candidate for USTCAF governing board.

Together, we can make a difference!

2004 USTCAF Governing Board


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1.      Qualification of candidates: According to the Bylaws of USTCAF, only 
those having been USTCAF members for 6 months or more are qualified to serve 
on the Governing Board. .
2.      Duties of AFGB member: the board members would not necessarily do routine 
work. The board is to make decisions on all AF matters. The minimal 
requirement for being a board member is to read board email for about one 
hour each week, and to vote when called.
3.      Please email ZHANG Shangyou at: : szhang@udel.edu before February 15, 
2005 if you like to work on the board or if you can nominate someone.
4.      Information required for AFGB candidates: all candidates must submit a 
short statement which includes:
1.Name in English and Chinese
2. USTC class number(s)
3. Email address.
4. A short vita of 5 lines or so, And
5.      A campaign statement, possibly on
a.      what you think USTCAF would be,
b.      when and why you became a member,
c.      what you may do to help USTCAF, and
d.      how to accomplish the goals if elected.